U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia Introduces Federal Wear Your Mask Act

U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-Houston) has introduced the Wear Your Mask Act to require face masks at all federally owned, leased or operated facilities....

Texas GOP Convention Ends With Election of New Chair, More Technical Issues

After suffering technical difficulties and even some sort of cyberattack, the virtual Texas GOP convention wrapped up Sunday evening after delegates voted to elect...

How Can I Get My Kid To Wear A Mask? An Expert Explains.

Keeping a mask on your child may be the biggest obstacle of 2020 yet. Kids are naturally prone to tugging on their masks, pulling...

Austin Seniors Brew Beer at Assisted Living Facility

At the start of the pandemic, people were unsure how to use their time. Many baked bread. Some gardened. Others resurrected old hobbies.  At Parmer...

The Only Texas Prison Reporting Zero Coronavirus Cases Is Where Inmates Make Soap. But...

The only Texas prison that hasn’t had any staff or inmates test positive for the new coronavirus is the same one where inmates make...

Paroled Inmates Still in Texas Prisons — and in Danger

Nearly six months into the pandemic, prisoners in Texas are stuck in a dangerous limbo thanks to the coronavirus. Thousands of prisoners are approved...
EPA Approves Dallas Company’s Coronavirus Surface Disinfectant

EPA Approves Dallas Company’s Coronavirus Surface Disinfectant

A Texas firm is the first in the nation to receive Environmental Protection Agency approval for a surface disinfectant that is supposed to kill...

Some Texas Bars Reopening Today

County judges in a little more than 30% of Texas counties are taking advantage of Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest loosening of COVID-19 restrictions and...

IKEA Gives Texas Nearly $5 Million

The IKEA US Community Foundation has given nearly $5 million to the state of Texas. The donation is equal to the amount of money...

The First Week of Vaccines is Out, What Are Some Side Effects You Should...

Shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine are arriving across the U.S. and you may be wondering what are some common side effects? There are now two...
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